closed down for months at a time, stranding people in coastal communities and also hurting the local economy. >> these tunnels are gonna bring peace of mind to these local communities. the next time we have a heavy winter storm they won't have to worry about their life line being closed most of the time. >> reporter: caltrans will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11:00 this morning. it will feature local lawmakers that helped push this progress along. also in attendance will be the late widow of tom lantos, who the tunnels are named after. ribbon-cutting ceremony is not open to the public. this took quite a bit of work, a lot of boring to build this tunnel. you can see some work trucks still driving by. there's still some last-minute work, some lane configuration that has to happen following the ribbon-cutting ceremony later on this morning. caltrans is hoping to have that lane configuration work done hopefully by later tonight and possibly tomorrow and that's when the public will be able to drive through the tunnels. sal, this will be a big deal for commuters in the area, right? >> i